[Gingival hyperplasia caused by nifedipine].
In a 66-year-old patient a relationship between the development of gingival hyperplasia and nifedipine treatment was suggested. The hyperplasia was clinically and histologically similar to the gingival hyperplasia induced by diphenylhydantoin. The nifedipine-induced gingival hyperplasia may be probably caused by alterations in calcium metabolism. The withdrawal of the drug results in a complete remission of the disease.
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